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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after they met were David and Norah married?

2. What is David trying to do with the photo he is taking of Norah on the beach?

3. What does Phoebe have an allergic reaction to?

4. What do Paul and David do together after he is done working with his photos?

5. Where does David send money for Caroline?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does David think about while looking at a geode?

2. What does Norah do when she goes to see Howard?

3. Why does David not want to have another child with Norah?

4. What does David do after Norah gives birth, and why?

5. What does Norah ask David not to do at the party, and why?

6. Why are Norah and David vacationing in Aruba?

7. Why did meeting David cause Caroline to give up her dreams?

8. When does Caroline realize that she has to keep Phoebe?

9. Why has David been unable to be intimate with Norah?

10. Why doesn't David like Mark?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book, and how this goal affects the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Music was something that was incredibly important to Paul. Why was this so important to him, and how did this shape his character and guide his actions in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Comic relief was a literary tool used well by Kim Edwards in this book. What are some of the key examples of this, and how did these scenes affect the plot of the book?

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